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  1. 1. n. Audible expression of sorrow; lamentation; complaint; hence, a mournful song; a lament. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. An accusation or protest on account of an injury. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A private memorial tendered to a court, in which a person sets forth his cause of action; the exhibiting of an action in writing. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. (United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. a cry of sorrow and grief Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. Audible expression of sorrow; lamentation; complaint; hence, a mournful song; a lament. Chaucer."The Psalmist's mournful plaint." Wordsworth. 2. An accusation or protest on account of an injury. There are three just grounds of war with Spain: one of plaint, two upon defense. Bacon. 3. (Law) A private memorial tendered to a court, in which a person sets forth his cause of action; the exhibiting of an action in writing. Blackstone. Source: webster
  7. 7. A private memorial tendered to a court, in which a person setsforth his cause of action; the exhibiting of an action in writing.Blackstone. Source: adambom
  8. 8. n:100 n. (United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed Source: ecdict

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